English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 26th February 1972
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 42 | 39 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 44 | 38 | 1.32 |
| 4 | Southport | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 37 | 1.70 |
| 5 | Brentford | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 37 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Southend United | 29 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 35 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Workington | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 32 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 28 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Bury | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Reading | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 29 | 0.98 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 46 | 27 | 1.07 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 30 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 30 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 53 | 26 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Darlington | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 56 | 26 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Newport County | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 25 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Chester | 31 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 40 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Barrow | 30 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 55 | 21 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 50 | 19 | 0.66 |
| 24 | Hartlepool | 30 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 19 | 0.63 |



